Jordan Spieth Misses Short Birdie Putt, Sits One Over Par at Travelers Championship

Jordan Spieth missed a short birdie putt during the second round of the 2026 Travelers Championship. ” The on-screen graphic showed Spieth in 65th place at one-over par when the putt appeared. It also indicated that only 5 percent of PGA Tour players make putts from that distance.

Spieth entered the event ranked 57th on the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Putting, his worst mark since finishing 123rd in 2018. He stood 117th in Total Putting, 110th in makes from 4 to 8 feet, and 86th from inside 10 feet. On Wednesday morning at the Travelers pro-am, Spieth used a black L.A.B.

Putter. He had previously relied on a Scotty Cameron 009 blade during the peak years of his career and switched to a T.P. Mills Trad II blade after the 2025 WM Phoenix Open. In the first round Spieth shot a one-over-par 71 and ranked as the sixth-worst putter in the field, losing 2.6 strokes to the field on the greens.

He finished eight shots behind first-round leader Eric Cole. Spieth has displayed similar frustration in prior events. At the 2025 Players Championship he hit his tee shot on the par-5 16th hole into the water during the third round, made double bogey, and launched his club into the air.